Deborah Ruggiero

Deborah Ruggiero
Co-Chair

Honored to serve as State Representative for Jamestown and Middletown for 14 years, 2008-2022. Sponsor of Rhode Island’s Marriage Equality Law, Renewable Energy Standard making RI the only state in the nation to get to 100% renewable by 2033, and champion of Rhode Island’s Reproductive Care Act. As chairwoman of the Small Business Committee, helped business owners gain access to affordable health coverage.

“As a Democrat I believe in equal opportunity for all regardless of sex, race, sexual orientation, or ethnicity; defending a woman’s right to choose what’s best for her health and family; protecting our environment for future generations, and that healthcare is a right, not a privilege, for all of us.” 

“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.”- Native American proverb